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| rodrigo_dc Diglot Newbie Germany Joined 5756 days ago 8 posts - 8 votes Speaks: Spanish*, EnglishB2 Studies: German | Message 1 of 14 22 March 2010 at 9:14pm | IP Logged | ||
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Hi all,
First, I'm sorry if this topic/question has already been posted. Well, the specific question is: How difficult, or let say, how possible is to pass a certificate in some language just by self-learning? I enjoy self-learning of German, and I've used most of the techniques that I found in this great forum, and I got a subjective "good" level. But, have some of you got a certificate without taking classes? In order to turn my skill level more objective, I'm particularly interested in getting the ZD B1 (for German) by my own, and I think that some success stories would encourage me to do it! Regards, Rodrigo. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
 Fasulye Heptaglot Winner TAC 2012 Moderator Germany fasulyespolyglotblog Joined 5850 days ago 5460 posts - 6006 votes  1 sounds Speaks: German*, DutchC1, EnglishB2, French, Italian, Spanish, Esperanto Studies: Latin, Danish, Norwegian, Turkish Personal Language Map | Message 2 of 14 22 March 2010 at 9:49pm | IP Logged | ||
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Rodrigo, of course it is possible to prepare official language exams by self-study. For the preparation you need to work through exam preparation books and mock exams (these are original exams of previous years). What is important for exams in general is that you train all four language abilities:
- Reading - Listening - Writing - Speaking I myself have prepared my Dutch exam "Staatsexamen Nederlands NT2 Programma II" by working though old exam materials of previous years in self-study. I had to order the materials from the Netherlands. Good luck with the preparation! Fasulye Edited by Fasulye on 22 March 2010 at 9:56pm 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| rodrigo_dc Diglot Newbie Germany Joined 5756 days ago 8 posts - 8 votes Speaks: Spanish*, EnglishB2 Studies: German | Message 3 of 14 22 March 2010 at 9:59pm | IP Logged | ||
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Dear Fasulye,
Thanks for the answer! I'm gonna follow your advice and try to get so much material as possible. Internet helps a lot in this way. Speaking would be the hardest part to put into practice, but I'll manage to get in touch with people thorough Skype. Best regards, Rodrigo. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Fasulye Heptaglot Winner TAC 2012 Moderator Germany fasulyespolyglotblog Joined 5850 days ago 5460 posts - 6006 votes 1 sounds Speaks: German*, DutchC1, EnglishB2, French, Italian, Spanish, Esperanto Studies: Latin, Danish, Norwegian, Turkish Personal Language Map | Message 4 of 14 22 March 2010 at 10:07pm | IP Logged | ||
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Every language exam has typical types of tasks and you have to adapt well to the types of exam tasks in advance BEFORE the exam, so you should get well aquainted with them by training them as a preparation. I had the high language level of Dutch since many years, but in self-study I drilled myself for specific exam tasks by working through as many previous exams as I could order and pay for. That way I felt well aquainted with the tasks of my real exam and was prevented of bad surprises.
Yes, you have to be fit in speaking for the exam, because speaking skills are always tested. I had the Dutch speaking test in a language laboratorium. In other exams you have an oral exam with an examinator asking you questions. Skype sessions are a good means, if you don't have any speaking partners where you live. Fasulye Edited by Fasulye on 22 March 2010 at 10:19pm 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| rodrigo_dc Diglot Newbie Germany Joined 5756 days ago 8 posts - 8 votes Speaks: Spanish*, EnglishB2 Studies: German | Message 5 of 14 22 March 2010 at 10:11pm | IP Logged | ||
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Sure, and the mock tests are indeed an excellent way to decide whether taking the exam or not. We used to do that in the English class. A good book full of exams is a good choice.
Regards, Rodrigo. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Fasulye Heptaglot Winner TAC 2012 Moderator Germany fasulyespolyglotblog Joined 5850 days ago 5460 posts - 6006 votes 1 sounds Speaks: German*, DutchC1, EnglishB2, French, Italian, Spanish, Esperanto Studies: Latin, Danish, Norwegian, Turkish Personal Language Map | Message 6 of 14 22 March 2010 at 10:21pm | IP Logged | ||
As you have already done a language exam for English you have some previous experience and you are not an "exam-newbie". This is also an advantage. Fasulye Edited by Fasulye on 22 March 2010 at 10:27pm 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| rodrigo_dc Diglot Newbie Germany Joined 5756 days ago 8 posts - 8 votes Speaks: Spanish*, EnglishB2 Studies: German | Message 7 of 14 22 March 2010 at 10:40pm | IP Logged | ||
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That's true and I've that experience. But, as I did it with a class, I was kinda unsure to take a certificate by my own. All in all, I'll prepare it and hopefully tell my success here ;)
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| Johntm Senior Member United StatesRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5425 days ago 616 posts - 725 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish | Message 8 of 14 23 March 2010 at 5:09am | IP Logged | ||
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es posible pasar sin clases
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